Private tour in Berlin Karin H

Jewish Berlin - Half-Day Tour with a Minian and Driver

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Karin H.

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Welcome to Berlin! It derserves your attention! It is the most interesting, dynamic and multifaceted city today. My name is Karin and I take great pleasure knowing that you have chosen Berlin for your visit and have a great desire that you come to understand this complex city so riddled with history. I am an experienced, knowledgable, certified local tour guide for Berlin and Potsdam. Even though I was born here, I did not grow up here. I came back to Berlin from Spain (with long interludes in Canada and California) in 1994. What I found was incredibly uniuqe: a city toppeling over with so much history and history in the making. From the first moment on I was spellbound. I became obsessed with its history and development. I talked to people both from the East and West to find out their stories and opinions. Today, I have the feeling Berlin is catching up with itself to finally reach its potential that was interupted with the rise of the 3rd. Reich. I want to share with you the love and compassion I have developed for Berlin and take you on that journey. Even though I have set private tours, they can be planed according to your interests and time. I give walking tours, tours using public transport, taxi, hired car or minivan. You can choose to have a general overview, or go in depth into a particular subject or neighbourhood. It is well worth your time. Explore different themes such as Jewish life then and now, the Cold War along with private life in Eastern Germany, Imperial Berlin, WWII as well as getting off the beaten track to show you the fascinating and varied neighbourhoods, each one with its own development and history. In all my private tours I use images and newspaper articles to illustrate the past and draw links to the present. My tours include recommendations to help you with any special interests or needs you might have. I am looking forward to meeting you! Certified Tour Guide for Berlin and Potsdam Licensed to show: Cecilienhof Palace, Charlottenburg Palace (new wing) and Park, Bildergalerie Park Sanssouci, Potsdam Schönhausen Palace, Grunewald Jagdschloss (Hunting Palace) Germany does not allow tour guides to drive hired cars or minivans. This service must be given by two persons. A hired car always has a driver.

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Overview of your Berlin tour

Who was Moses Mendelsohn? Probably one of the most important Jewish personalities in the history of Jewish Berlin. As a respected and well-known philosopher of the enlightenment in the 18th century, he led the Jewish population into becoming more secular and integrated into general society thus paving the way for the Jewish Community to reach the pinnacle of society in every aspect: the arts, the sciences, philosophy, commerce, etc. By the end of WWII, merely 9, 000 Berlin Jews survived. Walk to the places where Jewish life started, flourished, and was stamped out by the holocaust. Discover the surprising success of a small resistance movement and more. To me, the most riveting part of the tour is the memorials erected and layed out after the fall of the Wall. Each one does justice to the horror the victims were exposed to and are moving to the core. This exciting and emotional tour means a lot to me because it gives me a chance to bring to life what was brutally exterminated.

Recent Reviews

Lauren G.United States
March 2023

We had a fantastic day with Karin! She was very responsive and flexible when organizing the tour, willing to accommodate our timing and interests into one very long tour day. Her knowledge of German and Jewish history is extensive. After meeting us, she was able to determine what would interest us, and she added things to the tour that we didn't even know we were going to see. Berlin is a huge city with tremendous history, and we would have never seen or learned as much as we did without Karin!

Sally S.United States
May 2019

Karin and driver Juergen provided a highly personnalized tour of Berlin. She was great at picking up hints from our questions and comments when selecting areas we would enjoy visiting. She was very accommodating regarding my ability to walk. We could not have asked for more. She is so knowledgable about the history she really added to our understanding of the areas. I would highly recommend Karin to anyone who wants a truly personalized tour along with a very knowledgable guide and driver.

Sally S.United States
May 2019

Our second day of tours by Karin turnd out to be even more informative than the first day. Karin went at the pace I could keep up with, making the journey even more injoyable. Karen was so informative and wonderful about answering questions. Her background information added greatly to the history of our tou.r especially when touring the concentration camp. We stopped for lunch at a wonderful restaurant and enjoyed some leisure time with Karin and Juergen (our driver). Recommend Karin very highly.

Zoe A.Australia
September 2018

Karin was fabulous! We loved our private guided tour in Berlin. Karin was informative and a delight to spend time with. Berlin is such an interesting city and it was amazing to hear it from a locals perspective. Thankyou for sharing your beautiful city with us Karin. I'd highly recommend this tour and Karin as a guide.

Jan A.Australia
April 2018

Our tour of Jewish Berlin exceeded our expectations!! Karin is both knowledgeable and passionate about the history of Jews in Berlin and had us captivated throughout the tour. She brings to life the each stage of the tour with with stories and a narrative that helped us to get a real sense of Berlin past to the present. She is engaging, friendly, positive and enthusiastic and we would not only recommend her highly to future visitors and our friends but we will certainly engage her again on our next visit.

Your Berlin tour itinerary

What will you see and learn about? - Berlin of Moses Mendelsohn, walk by where he wrote his treaties and worked as a textile merchant - Discover the surprising Scheunenviertel and Hackesche Höfe where Jewish life was concentrated - Enjoy the beauty of the New Synaygogue - Learn about the Rosenstraße memorial, the place of succesfull resistance - Jewish Cemetary and Memorial - Take a picture of The missing house, an almost absurd sight of how war destroys life, but life goes on - The arquitecture and history of the Jewish Boy's and Girl's school - Otto Weidt's workshop for the blind - another compelling sight of succesful resistance - Holocaust Memorial - Synagogue in Prenzlauer Berg with its present day Jewish life - Cemetary Prenzlauer Berg - Schöneberg memorial streets - very moving! - Platform 17 - very emotional - Wansee Villa (final solution) - Grunewald villas This tour can be customized according to your preferences, please contact me.

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Transport details
Type: Private Transportation / Category: Minivan

This tour is offered with a Mercedes minivan and driver.

What's included
Private Guide
Private Transportation
What's not included
Other: Personal expenses.
Food Drinks Snacks
Meeting location

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Hotel, Airport, Train station

  • You can request a specific meeting location (for example, your hotel) during the checkout.
Other details
Tour categories
Jewish Heritage
Religious Sites
History
Art And Culture
Tour reference number
282671
Languages
English
German
Spanish
Activity level
Light
Accessibility
Kid Friendly
Wheelchair Accessible

Traveller reviews

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This private tour in Berlin is perfect for those interested in Jewish history and culture, as well as anyone looking to understand the impact of Jewish life on the city. It's also ideal for travellers who want to connect with a local guide like Karin H. for deeper insights into Berlin's Jewish heritage.

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